Witness testifies in Creek accident

THE TESTIMONY of State witness Mahendra Maharaj on Thursday began the preliminary enquiry into the death of his nine-year-old son and four other occupants of a vehicle travelling along Mosquito Creek back in 2009.

Maharaj, a survivor of the crash gave evidence before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington.

Maharaj was taking Sachin Maharaj, nine and his three-year-old son to the Balls of Fire cricket match at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain on August 15, 2009 when a truck crashed into their panel van.